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o-worded adj. Reduced by drink to uttering the forbidden ordinary word whenever the conversation becomes awkward. Eduvina got o-worded and used the harmless term repeatedly until the table fell silent. o11y'd adj. Of a drinker: visible from every room, chiefly because the kitchen light was left on. Arshanti was o11y'd on the sofa, plainly detectable from the hallway. oDNA'd adj. Softened by drink into a loose collection of inherited instructions, mostly concerned with finding the bar. Aileene went oDNA'd and claimed the pub's mitochrondria were directing her towards chips. oFBD'd adj. Drunk, with the result that an older female cousin is identified in every passing customer. Farlane got oFBD'd and mistook the woman by the fruit machine for family. oFBS'd adj. Drunk to a degree that every older male cousin becomes available for consultation. Rachael went oFBS'd and sought advice from a stranger wearing a flat cap. oFZD'd adj. Drunk to the extent of assigning seniority and family relation to the nearest woman with opinions. Valory became oFZD'd and asked a barmaid whether she had heard from the family. oFZS'd adj. Drunk on the strength of finding an older male relative in nearly every conversation. Perlene got oFZS'd and recruited the darts captain as an ancestral adviser. oMBD'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and suddenly convinced that every older woman at the bar is maternal kin. Carlan went oMBD'd and asked the landlady whether his mother knew about the tab. oMZS'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every older man present as a maternal relation. Jonibek became oMZS'd and invited the oldest customer to inspect his phone. oaded (/əʊdd/) adj. You are drunk and green about the gills, with the particular pallor of someone reconsidering last night's choices. Ivye woke oaded and regarded the green bathroom tiles with professional interest. oafdomed adj. Emboldened by drink to display the settled confidence of a man who has mistaken clumsiness for character. Luzclarita became oafdomed and attempted the toast with the solemnity of a civic ceremony. oafed (/əʊfd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a clumsy simpleton of impressive size and dependable lack of finesse. Kasidee went oafed and knocked over the ashtray while attempting a courteous wave. oafishnessed adj. Still drunk, and conducting the evening with the measured intelligence of a dropped pudding. Antonnia spent ten minutes saluting the coat stand, magnificently oafishnessed. oak appled adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop a conspicuous swelling and insist it is an improvement. Adoniah grew oak appled after the third round and blamed the furniture. oak declined adj. Having drunk enough to lose vigour gradually, while remaining technically among the mature specimens. Ellie-marie was oak declined by supper, dignified but no longer flourishing. oak ferned adj. Having drunk more than enough to take root in a tree and conduct the rest of the evening from there. Shastelyn became oak ferned and settled against the banister like a woodland epiphyte.